| Lone Star League | |
| Sport: | Minor League Baseball |
| President: | Patrick Newnam (1927–1928) T. H. Fisher (1929) Fred Nicholson (1947–1948) Vernon L. Harrison (1977) |
| Inaugural: | 1927 |
| Teams: | 21 |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Continent: | or |
| Continents: | --> |
| Folded: | 1977 |
| Most Champs: | 2 Tyler Trojans Kilgore Drillers |
| Classification: | Class D (1927–1929) Class C (1947–1948) Class A (1977) |
The Lone Star League was the name of three American minor professional baseball leagues located in the state of Texas during the 20th century. The leagues operated from 1927–1929 (as a Class D circuit), 1947–1948 (Class C) and 1977 (Class A).
Each of the three leagues was the result of a reorganization of a previous circuit. The Lone Star League of the 1920s was created by merging two Class D loops, the East Texas League and the Texas Association; it disbanded on May 16, 1929. The eight-member postwar Lone Star circuit of 1947–1948 was formed from a foundation of four teams that had played in the Class C East Texas League of 1946. After the demise of the LSL, the East Texas League was revived for the 1949–1950 seasons.
The Lone Star League was the successor of the failed Gulf States League of, inheriting Texas-based GSL franchises in Beeville, Corpus Christi, Harlingen and Victoria. Like the GSL, it was an official Class A minor league, not an "independent league," although its six teams were not affiliated with Major League Baseball farm systems. The 1977 Lone Star League played an 80-game regular season schedule from June 10 to the end of August.
The defending Gulf States League champion Corpus Christi Seagulls, managed by future Major League pitching coach Leo Mazzone, dominated the Lone Star League, winning 53 of its 80 games and the South Division title. No championship playoff was held and the league folded after the 1977 campaign.
Beeville Blazers 1977
Bryan Bombers 1947–1948
Corsicana Oilers 1927–1928
Gladewater Bears 1948
Harlingen Suns 1977
Henderson Oilers 1947–1948
Jacksonville Jax 1947
Kilgore Drillers 1947–1948
Longview Cannibals 1927; Longview Texans 1947–1948
Lufkin Foresters 1947–1948
McAllen Dusters 1977
Marshall Indians 1927; Marshall Comets 1947; Marshall Tigers 1948
Mexia Gushers 1927–1928
Palestine Pals 1927–1929
Paris Snappers 1927; Paris Colts/Rustlers 1928
Sherman Snappers 1929
Texas City Stars 1977
Texarkana Twins 1927–1929
Tyler Trojans 1927–1929, 1947–1948
Victoria Rosebuds 1977
1927 Lone Star Leagueschedule
| Team name | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69 | 51 | .575 | – | Rip Ripperton | ||
| 67 | 53 | .558 | 2.0 | Charlie Miller | ||
| 68 | 55 | .553 | 2.5 | |||
| Tyler Trojans | 63 | 55 | .534 | 5.0 | ||
| 54 | 67 | .446 | 15.5 | Red Snapp / T. H. Fisher | ||
| 48 | 72 | .400 | 21.0 | Les Nunamaker / Bennie Brownlow | ||
| Marshall Indians | 12 | 17 | .414 | NA | ||
| Longview Cannibals | 9 | 20 | .310 | NA | Bennie Brownlow |
| Carl Reynolds | Palestine | BA | .376 | Gene McClung | Corsic/Mex | W | 21 | ||
| Buster Wisrock | Marsh/Tyl | Runs | 87 | Gene McClung | Corsicana/Mexia | W | 21 | ||
| Carl Reynolds | Palestine | Hits | 180 | E. H. McBride | Long/Cors | SO | 139 | ||
| Tom Pyle | Tyler | HR | 26 | Atlas Carter | Mexia | Pct | .810; 17–4 |
| Team name | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75 | 47 | .615 | – | Charlie Miller | ||
| 72 | 51 | .585 | 3.5 | |||
| 67 | 53 | .558 | 7.0 | |||
| Mexia Gushers | 55 | 66 | .455 | 19.5 | ||
| 55 | 68 | .447 | 20.5 | Ray Falk | ||
| Paris Colts/Rustlers | 42 | 81 | .341 | 33.5 |
| Charlie Dorman | Tyler | BA | .408 | Ed Hopkins | Texarkana | W | 19 | ||
| Charlie Dorman | Tyler | Runs | 122 | Ed Hopkins | Texarkana | SO | 134 | ||
| Charlie Dorman | Tyler | Hits | 188 | Phil Gallivan | Texarkana | Pct | .750; 15–5 | ||
| Charlie Dorman | Tyler | HR | 39 |
| Team name | W | L | GB | Pct. | Manager | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 8 | .600 | – | |||
| 12 | 8 | .600 | – | Dillard Payne | ||
| Sherman Snappers | 9 | 9 | .500 | 2.0 | ||
| Texarkana Twins | 6 | 14 | .300 | 6.0 | Ray Corgan |
| Clyde Pratt | Sherman | BA | .442 | Leon Pettit | Tyler | W | 5 | ||
| Embert Mueller | Tyler | Runs | 25 | Leon Pettit | Tyler | SO | 40 | ||
| Clyde Pratt | Sherman | Hits | 34 | Leon Pettit | Tyler | Pct | 1.000; 5–0 | ||
| Ed Kallina | Sherman | HR | 6 | ||||||
| John King | Tyler | HR | 6 |
1947 Lone Star Leagueschedule
| Team name | W | L | PCT | GB | Attend | Managers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78 | 60 | .565 | – | 71,685 | Joe Kracher | ||
| 78 | 61 | .561 | 0.5 | 73,134 | |||
| 76 | 63 | .547 | 2.5 | 51,494 | |||
| Tyler Trojans | 76 | 64 | .543 | 3.0 | 64,810 | ||
| 73 | 67 | .521 | 6.0 | 37,817 | Watty Watkins | ||
| 72 | 68 | .514 | 7.0 | 42,692 | |||
| Henderson Oilers | 65 | 72 | .474 | 12.5 | 50,000 | Ray Honeycutt | |
| Bryan Bombers | 38 | 101 | .273 | 40.5 | 36,817 | Mike Mistovich / Harry Logan / Joe Moore |
| John Stone | Henderson | BA | .396 | Jake Henson | Jacksonville | W | 21 | ||
| Lew Morton | Henderson | Runs | 145 | Robert Ross | Kilgore | W | 21 | ||
| Bob Marquis | Lufkin | Runs | 145 | Okie Flowers | Longview | SO | 218 | ||
| John Stone | Henderson | Hits | 224 | Frank Martin | Longview | ERA | 2.55 | ||
| John Stone | Henderson | RBI | 185 | Robert Ross | Kilgore | PCT | .750 21–7 | ||
| John Stone | Henderson | HR | 32 |
| Team name | W | L | PCT | GB | Attend | Managers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 94 | 44 | .681 | – | 67,255 | |||
| 89 | 50 | .640 | 5.5 | 65,033 | Dixie Parsons | ||
| 77 | 63 | .550 | 18 | 67,101 | Hack Miller | ||
| Henderson Oilers | 69 | 70 | .496 | 25.5 | 48,116 | Guy Sturdy / John Stone / Roland Miller / Mel Hicks | |
| 66 | 74 | .471 | 2.09 | 43,513 | |||
| 59 | 81 | .421 | 36.0 | 48,056 | Jim Dalrymple / Arthur Nelson | ||
| Marshall Tigers | 55 | 83 | .399 | 39.0 | 38,940 | Harry Davis / Red Jones | |
| Lufkin Foresters | 48 | 92 | .343 | 47.0 | 46,037 | Red Jones / Stan Bartkowski / Fred Millican |
| Joe Kracher | Kilgore | BA | .433 | Ralph Pate | Longview | W | 23 | ||
| Al Kubski | Longview | Runs | 140 | Willis Chamness | Kilgore | SO | 162 | ||
| Allen Cross | Kilgore | Hits | 193 | Otho Nitcholas | Tyler | ERA | 1.97 | ||
| John Stone | Henderson | RBI | 146 | Ralph Pate | Longview | PCT | .885 23–3 | ||
| John Stone | Henderson | HR | 23 |
| North standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Attend | Managers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | 42 | .475 | – | 14,198 | |||
| 37 | 43 | .463 | 1.0 | 7,150 | Bill Bryk | ||
| 35 | 41 | .461 | 1.0 | 12,305 | Al Gallagher |
| South standings | W | L | PCT | GB | ATTEND | Managers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corpus Christi Seagulls | 53 | 27 | .663 | – | 93,137 | ||
| 40 | 38 | .513 | 12.0 | 68,203 | Paul Thomas / Mike Krizmanich | ||
| 33 | 45 | .423 | 19.0 | 35,752 | Shannon Kelly / Jack Allen |
| Ken Jones | Beeville | BA | .393 | Nick Baltz | Beeville | W | 12 | ||
| Mike Manderino | Beeville | Runs | 76 | Armando Reyes | Corpus Christi | SO | 101 | ||
| Lloyd Thompson | Corpus Christi | Hits | 109 | Armando Reyes | Corpus Christi | ERA | 2.59 | ||
| Charles Diering | Victoria | Hits | 109 | Jim Rainey | Corpus Christi | RBI | 67 | ||
| Mark Sinovich | Corpus Christi | HR | 16 |